# plasmotomy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.

## Etymology
Likely from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ n (plắsmă, “something formed, a creation or formation”) + -otomy (“an incision”).

## Source
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